Sans Faceted Sysa 5 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Magnitudes' by DuoType, 'Ft Thyson' by Fateh.Lab, 'Volcano' by Match & Kerosene, and 'Acorna' and 'Caviara' by Umka Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, sports branding, signage, industrial, athletic, retro, arcade, assertive, impact, machined look, signage clarity, retro tech, angular, chamfered, octagonal, blocky, condensed feel.
A heavy, geometric display face built from straight strokes and pronounced chamfered corners, replacing curves with crisp planar cuts. Counters and bowls resolve into octagonal apertures, giving letters like O, D, and Q a cut-metal silhouette. Strokes stay consistently thick with squared terminals and frequent diagonal notches, producing a rigid rhythm and a strong stencil-like solidity without actual breaks. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s faceted construction, with compact forms and simplified joins that keep texture dense in running text.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, sports or team marks, and bold signage. It can also work for game/UI titles or packaging callouts where an angular, engineered texture is desired, but it’s likely most effective at display sizes rather than long passages.
The overall tone feels tough and mechanical, with a sporty, scoreboard-like attitude. Its faceted geometry suggests retro arcade graphics and industrial signage, projecting confidence and impact rather than softness or elegance.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch through simplified, faceted geometry—evoking machined forms and hard-edged lettering for attention-grabbing display typography.
Diagonal corner cuts recur across the set, creating a distinctive sparkle at edges and a strong pixel-adjacent feel while remaining clearly vector and not grid-bound. The figures share the same chiseled logic, with angular inner cutouts that help maintain legibility at large sizes.